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Edition 9.8.14

There are many reasons to love September, especially when you can fall into fall with endless sporting events. We’ve got lots to talk about this week (can you say FOOTBALL and tennis and hoops, oh my?) but why not start it out with some baseball?? Check out our favorite rising star, Mo’Ne Davis, who threw out some of her signature pitches to Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show.

What else, what else!?! Well, week 1 isn’t over just yet… tomorrow night the New York Giants kick off their season against the Detroit Lions in the early game while the San Diego Chargers take on the Arizona Cardinals in the late MNF match-up. And then we get to do it all over again next week for week 2. Yay football!

Oh, and one more thing. You may or may not have heard about this whole fantasy football thing. Now, we know we didn’t give you a primer on how to prep for it, but we still want to talk about why it’s so fun. So stayed tuned because we’re going to have a few things coming out on why it brings the awesome.

Speaking of Adam Silver, the Commissioner talked about the role of sports betting in our society at the Bloomberg Sports Business Summit this past Thursday. Calling it “inevitable” that sports gambling will become legal, he suggested that the NBA might be open to modifying their policy going forward.

In other hoops news, Team USA continues to play well in Spain at the FIBA World Cup. After easily defeating Mexico, the Americans will move onto the quarterfinals where they will face Slovenia this week.

Legendary Connecticut women’s basketball Coach Geno Auriemma called Mo’Ne Davis to congratulate her for her play in the Little League World Series. Nice gesture, right? We thought so… but the NCAA didn’t necessarily agree. They viewed it as a secondary recruiting violation.

We never talk about the MLS, and we really do like soccer, so let’s give them some love. Check out this awesome goal from Thierry Henry of the New York Red Bulls against Sporting KC.

STORIES FOR INSIGHTS, COOL FACTOR + DEBATE

Way above averageCheck out Tommy MorrisseyIt’s pretty cool that he’s a golf rockstar at the age of three — but then we found out that he only has one arm. Go, Tommy, go!

SPORTS FOR SOCIAL GOOD

Turning the frown upside-downBringing gender equality to TaiwanAfter she encountered difficulties as a basketball player, Yu-Tsien Tseng is now on a mission to break down the barriers that exist for female athletes across Eastern Asia